Improvement in candy toys



R. H. MOSES. Candy-Toy.

No. 211,420. Patented Jan. 14,1879.

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ROBERT H. MOSES, OF NEWYORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN CANDY TOYS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 211,420, dated January14, 1879; application filed April 1, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT H. Moses, of New York, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented certain new. and usefulImprovements in Candy Toys; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectiontaken in a plane central to the band a, Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a verticalsection of a mold and crystallized shell.

The object of my invention is to produce, as a new article ofmanufacture, a toy made from sugar resembling in its generalcharacteristicsthe return-ball which is commonly sold to the public.

A A are shells, hemispherical in form, made as follows I take a moldconsisting of a hemispherical upwardly projecting bottom, surrounded ata short distance from its base by a vertical flange or wall, which risesto some distancesay half an inch-above the highest point of thehemisphere, and fill this mold with sugar which has been boiled to theblow, and allow it to stand until a portion of the sugar has been formedinto a shell, covering the inside of the mold and extending across itstop. The thickness of this shell is governed by circumstances; but Iusually prefer that it should be about one-eighth of an inch. Of coursethe central part of the shell is filled with sirup, which must beremoved through an opening made for that purpose. I next cut the shellopen at the bottom of the hemispherical part of the mold, and thus formonehalf of the sugar portion of my ball. I then take two such shells,and unite their edges by means of any suitable or preferred adhesivematerial.

a is a band of paper, metal foil, or other suitable or approved materialencircling the ball at the junction of the edges of the shell, andsecured thereto by cement or any equivalent means, thus covering thejoint where the shells are united, and ornamenting the ball as well asstrengthening the same when required.

B is an elasticcord attached to the ball during the process ofmanufacture. It may be secured by means of a knot or its equivalent atits end within the ball, or it may be connected with the band or girdlea only; but in practice I prefer to apply it as shoWn-that is, with aknot at its inner end, which is passed through the shell.

It will be seen that when the parts are arranged and combined as shownin these drawings the band a is not only ornamental, but serves inaddition the twofold purpose of strengthening the joint by means ofwhich the two shells are united and also that part of the ballimmediately adjacent to the elastic.

I am aware that various articles of confectionery have been made bydepositing sugar upon the inside of molds having the desiredconfiguration; but such method of manufacture could not produce anarticle which would resemble my ball except in a very slight degree, aswill appear from the following expla nation.

Under the old process the outside of the ball is and must be so smooththat only an experienced eye could discover that the sugar iscrystallized, from the fact that the sugar is deposited upon the smoothinner surface of the mold, although the inside of the ball is rough. Butthe crystalline appearance of the inside of the ball does not add to itsvalue, because it is not seen when the ball is com pleted, whereas thevalue of my article as merchandise is largely due to its beautifulappearance, which is owing principally to the fact that the crystals ofsugar are formed up on the outer surface of the mold, thus producing arough exterior of the ball formed of the cubes or other shapes assumedby the sugar as it congeals.

What I claim is- 1. The herein-described method of manu facturing a ballfrom sugarthat is to say, depositing sugar boiled to a blow upon the upper outer surface of a hemispherical mold to form half of the ball, thenuniting two such shells by means of an adhesive substance, and

covering the line of union by means of a band In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as which conceals the joint, substantially as set my own Iaffix my signature in presence of forth. 7 two witnesses.

2. A toy return-ball consisting of two hemispherical shells having theirouter surfaces ROBERT H. MOSES. formed of crystals of sugar, and unitedby means of an adhesive substance, in combina- Witnesses: tion with aband covering the joint between GEO. A. MILNE, the shells and an elasticcord, substantially J. G. TUDNEY.

as set forth.

